Shoebill

Photo copyright 2012 by Jim Evans

Jim Evans photographed this shoebill with the big smile on its faced in Murchison NP, Uganda, near the delta where the White Nile meets Lake Albert. This photo is a record of a very close encounter with a Shoebill.

Normally a very shy bird, this particular individual's was so curious that it came within feet of the bow of Evans' small boat to investigate his camera flash.